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Snow on the way!

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rosesarered Thu 19-Nov-15 22:36:17

Snow on the way for you folk who live on hills, especially in the frozen North.
wrap up!

granjura Sun 22-Nov-15 22:11:56

Yep, this is for real - in the USA, but makes no difference, snow is more or less the same (well in England it is sometimes called 'the wrong kind of snow by British Rail and other services ;) ) all over :

youtu.be/8hemAjudq4g

night night.

granjura Sun 22-Nov-15 22:13:18

If indeed it .... is extremely rude and shows that you doubt the veracity of what is being said. Get real indeed.

Alea Sun 22-Nov-15 22:15:04

The last word?(21.45) The last word?(22.08) Or the last word? (22.11)

Ana Sun 22-Nov-15 22:17:44

There will be more, mark my word! grin

rosesarered Sun 22-Nov-15 22:19:56

My grandparents cottage was as you describe Djen ( and also in Yorkshire) thinking about it now, I don't know how they managed to be so happy, but I suppose if it's what you are used to then you cope.Every Winter seemed to bring snow and we all had endless chilblains.

Alea Sun 22-Nov-15 22:21:57

Or the last word (22.13) wink

rosesarered Sun 22-Nov-15 22:23:42

Looking at a snowy country scene is beautiful, but if you are older and have to trudge through it to the shops, especially up hills, then it's no fun at all.
That's why I enjoy living in ' the soft South' grin

granjura Sun 22-Nov-15 22:27:50

Minus 5, minus 6 in the North- and 1 in London- so consistently below 7- stay safe.

durhamjen Sun 22-Nov-15 22:29:06

Mine was in North Northumberland, roses, when my eldest son was a year old. Over the winter too, a bad winter, lots of thick snow, but we moved pretty quickly, to somewhere with a bathroom and central heating.
Didn't have a car then so we didn't need winter tyres.

granjura Sun 22-Nov-15 22:29:21

22.27.50 moon

annsixty Sun 22-Nov-15 22:34:12

All the cars have frosty coats here in Stockport tonight but we have had no snow. Lots of scraping sounds in the morning I think.

rosequartz Sun 22-Nov-15 22:35:27

By the way on the Subject of Tyres

A very high percentage of accidents is caused by Incorrect Tyre Pressures

Just thought I'd mention that whilst we're on the subject of tyres

Ana Sun 22-Nov-15 22:37:16

Must check my tyre pressures tomorrow, rose, thanks for the reminder. Mine were dangerously low earlier in the year...

rosequartz Sun 22-Nov-15 22:43:05

smile and moon

rosesarered Mon 23-Nov-15 09:29:29

Our first frost of the Winter! goodbye poppies ( shrivelled) so long delphiniums, adios primroses.sad Still, only about four weeks until Christmas, so they didn't do badly.
Anyone out on their sledge yet?

annodomini Mon 23-Nov-15 09:59:39

Some of the hydrangea heads were still pink on Saturday; now they are all brown. sad

rosesarered Mon 23-Nov-15 15:32:12

At least the mild weather has taken us to the third week in November, which is amazing.I would like a sprinkling of snow for Christmas Day, just so the trees look wonderful, but no more than that.

rosequartz Mon 23-Nov-15 15:56:52

There is a red hot poker flowering in my garden (just the one bloom). Perhaps I should go and warm my hands on it!

I've only just put my primroses in - oops

rosesarered Mon 23-Nov-15 19:43:06

Wow, red hot pokers in Nov! Although we have two clumps they haven't flowered since late Sept.early Oct.
This is the first year that primroses have flowered so late.Have to get used to no flowers in the garden now, until the snowdrops .

rosequartz Mon 23-Nov-15 19:48:11

The flower spike has just suddenly appeared this week!

granjura Tue 24-Nov-15 10:37:17

Minus 24C last night- and a sunny, cold, crisp winter wonderland today- everything is twinkling. Mighty glad I have winter tyres on, I have to say ;)

merlotgran Tue 24-Nov-15 10:40:55

You might find a thermal vest a little less bulky around your middle, granjura grin

Alea Tue 24-Nov-15 10:52:31

Brrr! -24 Celsius? That is cold indeed! Colder than Russia and more than 20 degrees colder than Geneva!
Winter draw(ers) on.

Alea Tue 24-Nov-15 14:05:19

merlot gringringrin

Stansgran Tue 24-Nov-15 18:05:27

Absolutely determined not to enter the fray over winter tyres but it's not so much getting the tyres on but getting them balanced afterwards. As the steward of the cars it always ended up as my job. I think ,but I Am a total ignoramus about cars, that winter tyres are not a good idea for normal roads or so the nice AA man told me